Februaky 14, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



939 



SEEDS 



BULBS-PIAHTS 

 FERTILIZERS 



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 POULTRY SUPPLIES 



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 we have gained the confidence and good will of a large 

 portion of the Florists in the United States, send us a trial 

 order and you will realize the way we treat our customers. 



DO TOO KNOW It will pay every florist to liave a copy of our 

 Wliolesale and General Catalosue. 



HENRY F. MICDELL CO., 



1018 Market St., 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



heard in the club on this subject, and the 

 growers showed they were missing none 

 of the points. 



Various Notes. 



E. J. Weaver, of Lancaster, Pa., was 

 one of the visitors last week. He is a 

 large shipper of mignonette and sweet 

 peas to this market. 



J. B. Murdoch & Co. say the demand 

 for Beauties is exceptionally heavy. 



Hoo-Hoo. 



BALTIMORE. 



The Market 



We had heavy snow last week but 

 business has been steady. Prices keep 

 high, with stock scarce. The retail de- 

 mand has been fair, considering the bad 

 weather conditions. The Baltimore Flo- 

 rists' Exchange has many advance orders 

 and little is left for the one who has no 

 order in. Everything is sold. 



Eoses are steadier and carnations more 

 regular, some bringing up to $8 per hun- 

 dred, according to quality. Freesia is 

 selling at $1 per hundred. Tulips are 

 bringing good prices. Callas are still 

 scarce. Paper Whites and Romans are 

 doing better, but are not so plentiful. 

 Sweet peas are short in supply. Greens 

 of all kinds seem to be enough to meet 

 demand. 



Baltimore's great fire, February 7, 

 1904, has made history in every business. 

 The florists are all prosperous, but not 

 one florist was caught in the conflagra- 

 tion. C. E. Smith & Co. and E. A. Seide- 

 witz w«re the only ones in the immediate 

 neighborhood, and they were fortunate 



in escaping. Since then Mr. Seidewitz 

 has opened an up-to-date store on North 

 Charles street, in the same block with 

 Halliday, Feast and J. Cook. C. E. Smith 

 & Co. have made extensive alterations in 

 their place. The improvements since the 

 great tire are too numerous for me to 

 mention. Nearly every florist has done 

 his share. 



Qub Meetin£. 



The regular meeting of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Club was held February 11, 

 President Lehr in the chair. There was 

 a good attendance. The ladies' night, 

 which was to have occurred on this date, 

 will take place February 25. C. H. Wag- 

 ner was elected a member. The likeness 

 of the founder of the club, the late Rob- 

 ert Halliday, now hangs over the presi-. 

 dent's chair. Otto Fielder was proposed 

 for membership. 



Professor Symons, of the Maryland 

 Agricultural College, gave an interest- 

 ing talk on the coming Jamestown ex- 

 hibition and encouraged the members to 

 exhibit their products. At the first meet- 

 ing in March Professor Symons will 

 again be with the club and urge its mem- 

 bers to cooperate with him. An exhibi- 

 tion of plants and cut flowers will be 

 shown. * 



Various Notes. 



While trimming a tree a short time 

 ago, L. P. Eyer was thrown to the 

 ground. He sustained a sprained ankle, 

 but is able to be about again. 



H. Tilton, 519 N. Chester street, re- 

 ports business good, with a run on fu- 

 neral work. 



M. J. Hannigan, florist for General 

 James A. Gary, Catonsville, has the 



grip, but will be able to attend to his 

 greenhouse duties in a few days. 



J. Owens, of J. G. Owens & Co., Ca- 

 tonsville, underwent an operation at Uni- 

 versity hospital for tumor in the back. 

 It is expected he will be about in a few 

 days. 



Mrs. Annie Bangert, the gardener's 

 wife who put poison in the spring of 

 E. Stanley Gary on his country place, 

 was sentenced to two years in the house 

 of correction. 



August Eberhart, W. Baltimore street, 

 is sending some fine tulips to the market. 



Tt is expected a large number of the 

 Gardeners' Club members will attend 

 the American Rose Society meeting in 

 Washington. 



J. Bolgiano & Sons will exhibit at the 

 Jamestown exposition. Herbert Cam- 

 eron will be in charge. J. L. T. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



The bright sunshine has had its effect 

 on the supply of cut flowers, which is 

 better at the close of the season than at 

 any time since New Year's. The de- 

 mand is excellent, but with the marked 

 increase in supply there is a slight ten- 

 dency toward lower prices, especially on 

 carnations. The bulbous flowers are 

 plentiful and extremely fine. An impor- 

 tant addition to the list is the double 

 orange tulip, Coronne d'Or, which can 

 now be had in quantity. Roses are ever 

 so much better than a fortnight ago; 

 some really choice stock is coming in, 

 noticeably in the teas. Forget-me-not has 

 made its appearance in sufficient quantity 



